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Josef Duchač (born February 19, 1938) is a German politician (CDU).
Josef Duchač | |
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![]() Duchac on a campaign poster for the 1990 Thuringian state election | |
Minister-President of Thuringia | |
In office 8 November 1990 – 11 February 1992 | |
Deputy | Ulrich Fickel |
Preceded by | himself (as Landesbevollmächtigter) |
Succeeded by | Bernhard Vogel |
Landesbevollmächtigter of Thuringia | |
In office 3 October 1990 – 8 November 1990 | |
Appointed by | Lothar de Maizière |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | himself (as Minister-President) |
Regierungsbevollmächtigter of Erfurt | |
In office 11 June 1990 – 3 October 1990 | |
Appointed by | Lothar de Maizière |
Preceded by | Arthur Swatek (as Chairman of the District Council) |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia for Gotha II | |
In office 25 October 1990 – 30 November 1992 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Hans-Jörg Dannenberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Bad Schlag, Czechoslovakia (now Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic) | 19 February 1938
Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1990–) |
Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) (1957–1990) |
Residence | Birkenwerder |
Alma mater | Ingenieurschule für Gummi- und Plasttechnologie TU Dresden Technical University Leuna-Merseburg (Dipl.-Ing. oec.) |
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The studied chemical engineer became a member of the East German Christian Democratic Union in 1957. After the party merged with the West German CDU following the German reunification, he was elected Thuringia's first post-reunification minister-president on October 14, 1990.
On January 23, 1992, he announced his resignation because of alleged Stasi contacts[1] and was succeeded by Bernhard Vogel on February 5, 1992.
References
edit- ^ John Tagliabue (5 February 1992). "East German is Investigated". New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2011.